Teachers, kids say ’sí’ to program - Bi-lingual education in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

“The rules in Lourdes Mendell’s third-grade classroom are not hard to live by for neither her English-speaking students nor her Spanish-speaking ones. Nor are they hard to read — even if they’re written in Spanish.

That’s because the 20 or so students have been taking classes in Spanish and English since they were in kindergarten as part of the school’s dual immersion program. The rules — “reglas” in Spanish — are simple: Cooperate with the teacher and classmates, respect the rights and property of others and basically be responsible.”

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